Hasselbeck: Wright adds another weapon

WHITE HOUSE Titans quarterback Matt Hasselbeck admits he doesn’t know a lot about first-round pick Kendall Wright. But he knows this much: the Titans have plenty of playmakers for 2012.

“We have guys who can be explosive and make plays,” Hasselbeck said today. “It is pretty exciting.”

Wright was taken with the 20thoverall pick on Thursday. He’ll join a receiving corps that already figured to be dangerous with Kenny Britt, Nate Washington, Damian Williams and Lavelle Hawkins. And Marc Mariani is also looking to make more of an impact this fall. And that’s not even mentioning running back Chris Johnson, or athletic tight end Jared Cook.

Hasselbeck, speaking at a stop on the Titans Caravan, said he wasn’t surprised by the pick even though most figured the Titans would address needs on defense right off the bat.

“Just knowing how the draft usually goes, you hear GMs and scouts say we are just taking the best available on our board, so I am never surprised,” Hasselbeck said. “Now if they would’ve drafted a quarterback I probably would’ve been a little surprised.

“I don’t know a whole lot about (Wright) but from what I have heard he is very explosive with the ball in his hands, and Baylor kind of had a resurgence with the on explosion they had on offense this year, so we’ll see.”